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Why do fans hate the Spurs so much? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by InkAddict718@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Finals ratings prove it. Let’s recap:

1999- 29 million watched the year before and it dropped to 16 million. Though it was the first Finals after MJ retired so can’t fault the Spurs for that.

2003- 15.7 million watched the Lakers sweep the Nets the year before. Drops to 9.9 million viewers

2005- 18 million watched Lakers/Pistons the year before. Down to 12.5 million for this one

2007- 13 million watched Heat/Mavs the year before. Down to 9.3 million for this juggernaut

2013 and 2014- 16.9 million watched Heat/Thunder in 2012. 2013 actually went up to 17.5 million, but 2014 went back down to 15.5 million

So in essence, why do fans seem to loathe the Spurs? And I can only imagine how much the NBA loved having ratings drop whenever they made it.

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[–] MitchLGC@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're confusing hate with indifference.

The ratings were lower because less casual fans cared about the Spurs.

Hate actually INCREASES ratings because people will tune in wanting to see a hated team lose.

[–] pollinium@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate them, I'm not indifferent

They tank 3 times and get the 1st pick 3 times? The Wolves have a long, proud history of being bad, and we only got the 1st pick TWO times (as the worst team in the league each time)

[–] yarn_install@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Not to mention they got generational talent with each of those picks.